52. From (Trieste) Pola or Fiume to Spalato
Erbe (Pl. A, 2). Straight on is the Archiepiscopal Palace (Pl. 1),
behind it San Donato (see below) and the cathedral (see below); to
the left are an antique Corinthian column, crowned with a griffin,
once used as a pillory, and the Servian church of Sant' Elia; to the
right (approached by the Via Santa Maria) the conventual church of
Santa Maria, which on the wall to the right contains a painting of
Christ and Mary, under glass, by an unknown master (perhaps
Tintoretto?). — The ancient church of San Donato ('Museo';
Pl. B, 2), was erected in the 9th cent. on the foundations and partly
with the materials of a Roman temple, the stylobate or base of which
has been brought to light. The church is a round building in two
stories, each with six pillars and two columns, a tribuna, and two
apses towards the W., and is now used as a Museum (adm. on ap-
plication to the janitor in the Piazza delle Erbe). To the left, on
the first pillar, is an inscription which has led to the belief that the
temple was dedicated to Juno Augusta, consort of Emp. Augustus.
The upper story contains relics of the Christian period.
The Cathedral (Sant Anastasia; Pl. B, 2), a basilica in the
Romanesque style, built in 1260-1330, with a rich façade of 1324,
contains Gothic choir-stalls of the 15th cent., and an interesting
crypt and treasury.
From the cathedral we follow the Via del Duomo to the S.E.,
which under various names intersects the town to the Piazza della
Colonna (see below), and take the first turning to the left (Via Santa
Barbara), which leads to the Porta Marina and Riva Vecchia. In
the second side-street to the right is the Romanesque church of
San Grisogono (Pl. B, 2), of the 13th cent., with modernized interior.
The Porta Marina, on the inside of which a Latin inscription records
the Battle of Lepanto ( 1571), is partly built of fragments from a
Roman tomb. Returning to the Via del Duomo, we now follow
(to the left) the Via Larga and Via Santa Caterina to the Piazza
dei signori (Pl. C, 3), in which, facing us, is the Loggia, formerly
a court of justice, with the Town Library. To the left are a Clock
Tower (Pl. 3) in the Venetian style and on the N.E. side the Muni-
cipio. — At the end of the Via Carriera, to the right, is the Governor's
Residence (Pl. 2); on the left, the church of San Simeone (Pl. C, 3),
containing the Area or reliquary of the saint, made by Francesco
da Sesto in 1377-80, plated with silver, and borne by four bronze
angels, cast at Venice in 1647 with the metal of Turkish cannons.
To the E. is the Piazza della colonna (Pl. C, 3), on the left
side of which rises a fine antique Corinthian Column, and on the
right the massive tower of Buovo d'Antona. (Pl. 4), a splendid
point of view (key at the commandant's office.). Opposite are the
Cinque Pozzi ('five fountains'), erected in 1574, probably in part
with Roman materials. From this piazza we ascend to the
Giardino Pubblico (Pl. C, 4), laid out on an old bastion in 1830.
Following the Promenade, to the left (N.) of the Piazza della